terminally ill

idiom

: having a disease that cannot be cured and will cause death

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Recent Examples on the Web The law, also known as AB 960 or recall of sentence, applies to inmates who no longer pose a threat to public safety or are terminally ill, among other criteria. Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2024 The dogs would be neutered and put up for adoption – but any that are terminally ill, infectious or aggressive would be killed. Harriet Marsden, The Week Uk, theweek, 5 Aug. 2024 Polling indicates the public broadly supports ending those laws, and a campaign by celebrated journalist and broadcaster Esther Rantzen, who is terminally ill with lung cancer, has given the issue a prominent face. Rob Picheta, CNN, 26 July 2024 Kygo, the human music producer, met a terminally ill dog also named Kygo at the former Kygo’s Palm Tree Music Festival in the Hamptons. Katie Bain, Billboard, 28 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for terminally ill 

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“Terminally ill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terminally%20ill. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.

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